Mo’orea’s hidden treasure trove of fungi with Matteo Garbelotto

The remote volcanic French Polynesian Island Mo'orea, near Tahiti, happens to be a hidden treasure trove of unique fungi and mushrooms. Matteo Gabelotto and a team of researchers spent months trekking into tough virgin jungle and even hanging off sides of cliffs to obtain new species. They collected 553 species of fungi and sequenced 433 of them, all part of the Mo’orea Biocode Project. Sign up for our podcast giveaway here. The winner will be selected on February 2023 and contacted via ema...